Promoting public participation in and identification of public health needs.

Providing for communication between the Board of Health and Clark County citizens.

The council is a direct link between the Clark County Board of Health and Clark County’s residents, providing a local focus on public health. The council identifies priority public health issues, and most recently has been researching obesity, health disparities, access to care, tobacco prevention, violence prevention and methamphetamine use.

The council meets the third Tuesday of every month from 6 to 8 p.m. in the main conference room on the second floor of the Center for Community Health at 1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver.